HOUSTON, TEXAS—
Kinder Morgan, Inc.
Contact with hot objects or substances · Second degree heat (thermal) burns
At a glance
Federal OSHA recorded a severe workplace injury at Kinder Morgan, Inc., 12000 Lawndale St., HOUSTON, TEXAS 77017 on — Second degree heat (thermal) burns, affecting the wrist(s).
Final narrative
An employee was climbing the stairs on a coker unit to reach a crane cab. A drum of coke was cut open, releasing steam and hot gases; the employee suffered first-degree facial burns and second-degree burns to the left wrist.
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An employee was adjusting the tracking of a conveyor belt when their left hand/arm were pulled into the conveyor. The employee sustained fractures.
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An employee was descending a 3-foot step ladder when he fell from the last rung to the concrete floor. The employee sustained a fractured left femur.
ZAPATA, TEXAS—
Kinder Morgan Inc.
At about 3:20 p.m. on July 7, 2022, an employee developed a heat-related headache while doing measurement work in the field. He went home and was later hospitalized with heat-related illness.
MARIENVILLE, PENNSYLVANIA—
Kinder Morgan, Inc.
An employee was spotting for a forklift that was transporting compressor cylinders. The cylinders slid off the forklift's forks, struck the employee, and pinned him against another cylinder on the floor. He suffered lacerations to the abdomen and face and was hospitalized.
WATFORD CITY, NORTH DAKOTA—
KINDER MORGAN, INC
An employee was struck by a telehandler while inspecting it before use. The employee was hospitalized for a tear to the small intestine.
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